Re: [Goanet] Goa police hunt for Aussie, accused of cheating travel firms
" Joe lOBO" : Gabe, In answer to your question : "What are the chances of of a goan getting so much credit.. ? " Zilch, Nothing, Nil !! Maybe those goan businessmen and shopkeepers who rush to serve any white-skinned person ahead of local goans who are patiently waiting for service, will learn a lesson from this episode. COMMENT: Joe, Gabe, The way our Goans from Pernem to Canacona run after the white skinned is disgusting. Starts at the airport with the cabbies. They rub their hands in glee. Here comes a 'bakra', easy meat. Then it goes on to the hotels and resorts where the room boys and the waiters and captains and stewards and managers and the whole lot of them fall at their feet. Each of these has a specific target. With some, it is the lure of sexual gratification, with others it is the tips and yet others how they can milk the milch cows who are captive and receptive to their baits. Take Souza Lobo's at Calangute. At one time it used to be a favourite for good Goan food. For the past so many years, a few of us locals have been avoiding the place like plague. Given the fact that the place is packed with 'Goras', you have the hope of a celluloid candle in hell of getting service. There have been instances when tables have been booked in advance but these have been taken with impunity and given to a group of goras. Any other service sector is the same. The way our locals bend backwards sickens me. "Strangers in our own land" is a good title for a story. -- "Tony de Sa" < tonydesa at gmail dot com>
Re: [Goanet] Goa police hunt for Aussie, accused of cheating travel firms
Gabe, In answer to your question : "What are the chances of of a goan getting so much credit.. ? " Zilch, Nothing, Nil !! Maybe those goan businessmen and shopkeepers who rush to serve any white-skinned person ahead of local goans who are patiently waiting for service, will learn a lesson from this episode. - Original Message - From: "Gabe Menezes" To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 4:34 AM Subject: [Goanet] Goa police hunt for Aussie,accused of cheating travel firms Goa police hunt for Aussie, accused of cheating travel firmsPTI | 12:07 PM,Jul 07,2011 Panaji, Jul 7 (PTI) Goa Police are searching for an Australian national, Sean Demont, who has been accused of cheating several businessmen in the state's South district. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Umesh Gaonkar said the Aussie has been accused of cheating in several instances including non-payment of air ticket money to a travel firm. Gaonkar said the complaints against Demont had started pouring from coastal Colva police station since beginning of this year, when he failed to pay Rs 17 lakh that he owed to a travel agency. The DySP said that Timoty Colaco living in Benaulim village complained to local police station that Demont defaulted the payment of travel bills. Similar complaint was filed by another local Cristina Rebello, who had accused that she was cheated by him for Rs 2.68 lakh. Another lady, F Pereira has lodged complaint with Colva police stating that Demont had borrowed Rs 23.5 lakh from her, which he never returned. Gaonkar said that the police are investigating the background of Demont, who has been living in South Goa since some months. "He is missing and we are on look out for him," the DySP said. Police sources said that the Australian national was earlier apprehended by police in a accident case in Colva village in March 2011. After the accident, Demont had lodged complaint with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) accusing local police of attaching huge amount of cash and other items from his car without issuing him a receipt. COMMENT: From the Travel agents to the crook to the Police. What are the chances of a Goan getting so much credit to buy tickets? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Goa police hunt for Aussie, accused of cheating travel firms
Goa police hunt for Aussie, accused of cheating travel firmsPTI | 12:07 PM,Jul 07,2011 Panaji, Jul 7 (PTI) Goa Police are searching for an Australian national, Sean Demont, who has been accused of cheating several businessmen in the state's South district. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Umesh Gaonkar said the Aussie has been accused of cheating in several instances including non-payment of air ticket money to a travel firm. Gaonkar said the complaints against Demont had started pouring from coastal Colva police station since beginning of this year, when he failed to pay Rs 17 lakh that he owed to a travel agency. The DySP said that Timoty Colaco living in Benaulim village complained to local police station that Demont defaulted the payment of travel bills. Similar complaint was filed by another local Cristina Rebello, who had accused that she was cheated by him for Rs 2.68 lakh. Another lady, F Pereira has lodged complaint with Colva police stating that Demont had borrowed Rs 23.5 lakh from her, which he never returned. Gaonkar said that the police are investigating the background of Demont, who has been living in South Goa since some months. "He is missing and we are on look out for him," the DySP said. Police sources said that the Australian national was earlier apprehended by police in a accident case in Colva village in March 2011. After the accident, Demont had lodged complaint with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) accusing local police of attaching huge amount of cash and other items from his car without issuing him a receipt. COMMENT: From the Travel agents to the crook to the Police. What are the chances of a Goan getting so much credit to buy tickets? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.